Video Games
‘Wolfenstein: The Board Game’ Smashes Kickstarter Goal
Board game adaptations of video games seems to be the thing at the moment, what with Resident Evil 2 and 3, Bloodborne, Deadly Premonition all receiving a board game adaption. You can now add Wolfenstein to the list, as the recently-announced Kickstarter has crushed its goal.
Archon Games have successfully financed Wolfenstein: The Board Game, along with a handful of its stretch goals. The devs were asking for $50,000, but have ended up with almost $600,000 at the time of writing. This means many of the stretch goals – most notably, an expansion to the base game based on Wolfenstein: The Old Blood – have been attained.
Playing like something like a tactical RPG mixed with your typical 12-sided die, your goal is simple: As BJ Blazkowicz, you lead a group of resistance fighters against the Nazi machine, where you must eventually face and assassinate Hitler. Of course, you’ll have to deal with the SS and the various Nazi science experiments along the way. The game manages to incorporate stealth mechanics, as well as various abilities for BJ and his crew, including multiple firing modes for your weapons.
The board game has set a release date of August 2021. There’s still time now to pledge, so head on over to the Kickstarter page and get in on that.
Moon Studios dropped a new trailer during the Sony State of Play for their dark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, while also hinting at the long-awaited launch window for the full 1.0 release. The game, which has been in Early Access on Steam since April 2024, will be launching this October in full for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, while versions for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive at a later date.
As a token of appreciation for supporters new and old, Moon Studios is offering an exclusive Early Access Founder’s Pack, a free limited edition bundle available for anyone who purchases the game on Steam prior to July 10, with rewards unlocking when 1.0 officially launches. PlayStation 5 users can receive the Early Access Founder’s Pack by pre-ordering the game once available, any time before launch day.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
- A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern – The legacy of Moon Studios now lives inside No Rest for the Wicked, exclusively for Founders. A hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds.
- Sayer’s Vow: An all new Sword in the stone reserved just for the founders that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
- A Custom Founders Tag ensures players are clearly identified as early adopters.
- As a Founder member, players will get access to an exclusive Public Beta Test Realm reserved just for them, even after the 1.0 game launch.
As for the full 1.0 release, it will be a massive expansion of the core experience, introducing a staggering 60+ hours of new content, a new horde mode, powerful new weapons, bosses and enemies, new areas and a completely reimagined class system.
In No Rest for the Wicked, players take on the role of a “Cerim,” a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence, an ancient plague that has begun to consume the island Isola Sacra, itself already the site of great political upheaval and death.
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